Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, GA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wayne County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wayne County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Wayne County: 7.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,820 | Morris County, TX | 7.1% |
| #2,821 | Glades County, FL | 7.1% |
| #2,822 | Macon County, GA | 7.1% |
| #2,823 | Wayne County, GA | 7.2% |
| #2,824 | Westmoreland County, VA | 7.2% |
| #2,825 | Decatur County, TN | 7.2% |
| #2,826 | Jasper County, GA | 7.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Wayne County, Georgia
Wayne County, Georgia has a unemployment rate of 7.2%, which ranks #2,823 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 34.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Georgia, Wayne County ranks #140 of 159 out of 159 counties. This places it in the 12th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.